Fanfic...

I've been surfing ff.net and reading the LotR fics. I found a couple that are good, some are just bearable and a lot are plain bad.

Still, I tend to stumble upon one or two that I read despite their faults, mostly because they are fun to read. The current one I'm reading doesn't understand how to format a fic and its a "Mary Sue falls into ME", but the grammar and spelling is tolerable. Plus, she has a nice cynical view on how she was going to mess everything up if they keep her with them. I really liked this bit:

I chose to wake up at the worst possible moment. Just before crossing the Bridge of Khazad Dum. I was and still am petrified of heights. I screamed and kicked and tried to struggle away . " I am not crossing that !!! Put me down ! "
"As you wish , " said Boromir .
"No no no don't leave me !!!!"
But Boromir was already half way across the bridge.

You know, I could see Boromir doing that.